USFWS National Digital Library

- Two wild boars
- Habitat fragmentation; Soil degradation; Vegetation; Wildlife refuges; Mammals;
- The ground is showing signs of wild boars' handiwork.
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- Where is that turtle?
- Artifacts; Automobiles; Connecting people with nature; Emblems; Equipment; Icons; Personnel; Amphibians; Service patch; Uniforms; Volunteers; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service;
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service volunteer holds empty turtle shell.
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- Whooping Crane dines on fresh seafood.
- Aquatic birds; Aquatic environments; Aquatic plants; Banks; Birds; Coastal environments; Endangered species; Environments (Natural); Marine birds; Vegetation; Wading birds; Wetlands; Wildlife refuges;
- Catching a tasty meal is half of the fun for a Whooping Crane.
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- Good advice!
- Amphibians; Coastal environments; Interpretation; Leisure activities; Recreation; Recreation sites; Reptiles; Resource management; Tourism; Threatened species; Vegetation; Wildlife management; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife viewing; Work of the Service;
- Is the alligator waiting to see if anyone ignores the sign?
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- Diversity!
- Aquatic birds; Aquatic environments; Biodiversity; Birds; Coastal environments; Environments (Natural); Estuarine environments; Marine birds; Marine environments; Ponds; Public access; Sanctuaries; Scenics; Wading birds; Wildlife refuges;
- Several species of birds can be found at feeding time on the refuge, including Roseate spoonbills. This is a feeding frenzy for the lucky visitor, where all the birds frolic about trying to get a meal at once.
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- What do you mean I can't fly yet?
- Birds; Birds of prey; Foliage; Plants; Trees; Vegetation; Wildlife refuges;
- A baby Owl is perched as if ready to take off and fly, just one more wonder of the refuge.
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- I wonder what those ducks are thinking?
- Aquatic environments; Arboreal environments; Banks; Birdwatching; Buildings, facilities and structures; Connecting people with nature; Environments (Natural); Flowering plants; Foliage; Leisure activities; Panoramics; Places (Human-made); Plants;...
- This beautiful and calming wetland experience is available to all who visit the refuge.
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- Example of Brazilian Pepper plant.
- Berries; Biological control; Coastal environments; Coastal restoration; Ecosystem recovery; Environmental quality; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat restoration; Invasive species; Islands; Vegetation; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service;
- This Brazilian Pepper plant is an exotic invasive species which overtakes native plants to the Florida gulf coast and elsewhere.
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- Worker does his best to eradicate Brazilian Pepper Plant.
- Berries; Biological control; Coastal environments; Coastal restoration; Ecosystem recovery; Environmental quality; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat restoration; Invasive species; Islands; Vegetation; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service;
- This worker makes an impact on the Brazilian Pepper plant. It is an exotic invasive species which overtakes native plants to the Florida gulf coast and elsewhere.
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- Look what I caught!
- Aquatic environments; Boating; Boats; Coastal environments; Connecting people with nature; Environments (Natural); Fishes; Fishing; Public access; Recreation; Recreation sites; Tourism; Wildlife refuges; Leisure activities;
- A happy fisherman is almost guaranteed on this refuge.
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- Girl making raccoon mask.
- Art; Buildings, facilities and structures; Children; Connecting people with nature; Crafts; Education; Education outreach; Emblems; Employees (USFWS); Environmental education; Icons; Illustrations; Interpretation; Logo; Mammals; Personnel;...
- This little girl is having fun creating her very own raccoon mask with the help of her new friend, one of our own U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees.
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- Final Approach!
- Aquatic birds; Aquatic environments; Birds; Coastal environments; Environments (Natural); Marine environments; Marine birds; Scenics; Wildlife refuges;
- This Brown pelican is one of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service success stories, it has been delisted from the Threatened and Endangered species list and on the road to recovery of the species.
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- It's a bird!
- Aquatic birds; Aquatic environments; Birds; Coastal environments; Environments (Natural); Marine environments; Marine birds; Scenics; Wildlife refuges;
- This Osprey is one more reason to go to florida.
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- Early Marsh Transportation at Sabine National Wildlife Refuge
- Refuge Centennial; Sabine NWR; Louisiana
- This Fred Flintstone-like contraption is an early dune buggy – standard mode of transportation on waterlogged Gulf coast national wildlife refuges, except when it bogs down, as in this 1949 view of refuge workers at Sabine National Wildlife...
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- Brook Floater and Northern Lance
- Mollusks; Rivers and streams; Species of concern;
- These two native specimens were pulled from the Potomac River during a survey near Shepherd's Island, MD. Of the two, the mollusk on the left - a Brook Floater, is considered a "species of concern".
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- Florida scrub-jay
- Threatened species; Birds; Wildlife refuges;
- The threatened Florida scrub-jay is right at home in the scrubby flatwoods habitats of Florida.
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- Florida scrub-jay
- Birds; Threatened species; Wildlife refuges;
- A Florida scrub-jay is framed by a bright blue sky.
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- Red Knots and Horseshoe Crabs
- Aquatic birds; Aquatic animals; Birds; Coastal environments; Crustaceans; Candidate;
- Red Knots pictured here are a cadidate species for listing on the endangered species list. Horseshoe Crab in the foreground. Location is Mispillion Harbor, Delaware.
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- Endangered Fender's Blue Butterfly
- Insects; Endangered species; Wildlife refuges;
- Fender's blue butterfly is an endangered butterfly species. Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge has the largest known remaining population.
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- Wood duck
- Waterfowl; Wildlife refuges;
- Wood duck is poised for takeoff
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